Welp,
I don't really know who I am. I've been trying to figure that out for 23 years now and I still don't fully know. I've mentioned this before but I am somewhat looking forward to writing this paper because of the things that I may find out about myself.
For now, I'll just respond to the prompts for the identity paper.
How do my values and backgrounds affect the way I perceive others? Well, they affect them in many ways. For example. I hate country music. When I meet someone that loves country music, I have the tendency to mess with them. I don't do this on purpose and I'm not making fun of that individual however it does trigger some sort of instant response. This will definitely be something to watch for when I'm conducting research because these triggers can cause a blur in reality and activate stereotypes and all kinds of weird shit that the brain naturally does. I really do want to be as objective as possible in order to get solid information.
The person I appear to be? Well, if I had to look at myself the following might cross my mind; Punk, cool, tattoos? He must do drugs? Although once I open my mouth, I usually counter some of the negative stereotypes typically correlated with tattoos and such. I try to speak as intelligent as I can (when the occasion calls for it). Even though we are constantly judging others, I really hate being judged myself. Partially because I'm sensitive but mainly because stereotypes are untrue and not fair.
I really enjoyed reading your post. I also have a hard time trying to figure myself out and actually have a grasp on who I am. To me "Who are you" is a pretty heavy question. I also agree with you about stereotypes. I know people tend to judge others for their own means of understanding but they are often way off base. As I said before, I enjoyed your post.
ReplyDeleteHey, Dave.
ReplyDeleteGlad that you're eager to write the paper....I, too, am excited to see what sort of revelations the project will provide you with! I'm also glad that you're becoming mindful of your own patterns of judgement. Said awareness will aid in the manner you do your research.
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Nice work, though.